Definitions for: Picnic


[n] any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
[n] any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
[n] a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
[v] eat alfresco, in the open air



Webster (1913) Definition: Pic"nic, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf.
Knickknack.]
Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed
some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure
party in which the members partake of a collation or repast
(usually in the open air, and from food carried by
themselves).


Pic"nic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Picnicking.]
To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public
fashion.

Synonyms: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, field day, outing, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover

See Also: cookout, doddle, eat, holiday, labor, meal, project, repast, task, undertaking, vacation

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